On the eve of her wedding to Michael Trent, the Earl of Westhampton, Rachel Aincourt tried to elope with another man?only to be unceremoniously returned to her fiancé by her strong-willed father. Burdened by guilt and shame, Rachel felt she''d gotten what she deserved: a loveless marriage to a cold, enigmatic husband. She was wrong.Behind Michael''s proper demeanor lay a man who thrived on danger and intrigue?and now he''d been drawn into one of Bow Street''s toughest cases. When the crime turned into a murder that involved Rachel, Michael found a new way to employ his mastery of disguise: seducing the wife he secretly loved. But would he finally be able to win her heart?or would he destroy his last chance for happiness?